My son loves for me to read to him! Each year when I pull out the Christmas decorations, I also pull out our Christmas books! They are getting a worn look to them since we've used them frequently over the past two Christmases, but Samuel was excited to see them again!!!
So this leads to Christmas Challenge Day #4...reading holiday stories with your child! The selection out there is huge! And fun!!! Each year I buy two books for Samuel and give them to him as a St. Nickolas Gift (December 6th). It's a great holiday tradition, and a little extra something special during the holidays just for him! Our selection of books has a wide range, and they aren't necessarily Christmas oriented, some are more winter focused. We have the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Snowballs, Winter Friends, and Maizy's Christmas. This year, Samuel will be receiving a book about the birth of Jesus and a fun book called Santa Clause.
Let me clarify up front, we are very frugal (we are on a one income family since I stay at home with our son)...so I'm not hitting up Barnes and Noble for brand new books! I pick up books throughout the year at yard sales and Goodwill and at our MOPS toy swap. Our books are well loved, and are starting to fall a part...so the .50 of $1 I spent has been well worth it!
Short notice to look at yard sales for this Christmas, but also remember your local library!!! Most libraries do story times for a variety of ages. I live in a very small town in Maryland, and our local library has an amazing story time weekly! And like clock work, the focus is on the holiday season!!! Samuel enjoyed the holiday stories, Christmas craft, and Christmas flannel board this past week! Plus you can check out holiday books...free! Samuel loves to help pick out books!!! It's a great one-on-one activity that is free and fun for your family!!!
Just a hint, when I was a new mom, I attended a different library that provided a story time for infants. It was a great outing and a very good program, but not quite the right fit for me and Samuel. If you are new to the library scene, be sure to look around and try different libraries! We tried three different libraries before we found one that best suited the needs of an active little boy! He loves going to the library and always gives Miss Nancy a hug!
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